Study unfolds a new class of mechanical devices
It took just over 10 years, but real science has finally caught up to the science fiction of Iron Man's transforming exoskeleton suit.
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Researchers find adding silicone oil enhances contracting force of self-zipping origami robots
A trio of researchers at the University of Bristol has found that adding a drop of silicone oil to oppositely charged ribbons significantly enhanced their ability to perform as self-zipping origami robots. In their paper ...
Dec 20, 2018 report
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Origami cushions protect drones from collisions
To protect flying robots without hindering their flight, Imperial experts found answers in the ancient art of origami.
Oct 22, 2018
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Origami, 3-D printing merge to make complex structures in one shot
By merging the ancient art of origami with 21st century technology, researchers have created a one-step approach to fabricating complex origami structures whose light weight, expandability, and strength could have applications ...
Oct 22, 2018
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In the future, robots will perform surgery, shop for you, and even recycle themselves
Daniela Rus is a robot evangelist.
Apr 12, 2018
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New software speeds origami structure designs
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new computer-aided approach that streamlines the design process for origami-based structures, making it easier for engineers and scientists to conceptualize ...
Oct 11, 2017
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Researchers develop origami-inspired robot
New research from a team of University of Illinois Mechanical Science and engineering professors and students, published as an invited paper in Smart Materials and Structures, details how origami structures and bio-inspired ...
Aug 24, 2017
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Researchers work to create methods for rapid robot customization
In the future, we may be able to design and print our own robots that we can control with a smartphone and ... oh wait, we can do that today?
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Origami (折り紙?, from ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper"; kami changes to gami due to rendaku) is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form. The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of material into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques, and as such the use of cuts or glue are not considered to be origami.
The number of basic origami folds is small, but they can be combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs. The best known origami model is probably the Japanese paper crane. In general, these designs begin with a square sheet of paper whose sides may be different colors or prints. Traditional Japanese origami, which has been practiced since the Edo era (1603–1867), has often been less strict about these conventions, sometimes cutting the paper or using nonsquare shapes to start with.
The principles of origami are also being used in stents, packaging and other engineering structures.
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